However, that's not what brought a smile to Jones' face after the Chiefs secured the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed with a 31-13 win over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. It was the thought of a week off.
"We came in with intention, knowing what's at stake and what we were fighting for,'' Jones said. "We were able to win the game, most importantly. So, heading into the playoffs, we get the bye week.''
The No. 1-seeded Chiefs (14-3) will be the AFC's only team to get the first-round bye. They will begin their postseason with a divisional round game in two weeks at Arrowhead Stadium. Home-field advantage for the AFC Championship Game should they advance that far is not guaranteed after the NFL changed some of its playoff seeding rules in the wake of Monday's canceled Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game.
The game under certain circumstances could be played at a neutral site. But it would be played in Kansas City if the 12-3 Bills lose Sunday to the New England Patriots, assuming the Chiefs advance.
For now, at least, the Chiefs were happy with the bye. They haven't had a break since Week 8 of the regular season, or more than two months ago.
Coach Andy Reid said the Chiefs planned to practice some during the bye, but also have some time off.
"Just take a step back and get yourself where you feel stronger and healthier,'' Reid said of what he will tell the players. "You still gotta take care of business. Our guys understand that.''
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has never played an AFC playoff game in a stadium other than Arrowhead. All nine of his postseason games leading up to a Super Bowl have been played in Kansas City. The Chiefs are 7-2 in those games with both losses coming in overtime.
Mahomes said the Chiefs set three goals each year when they gather for the start of training camp. The first is to win the AFC West championship, which the Chiefs accomplished this year for the seventh straight season with their Week 15 win over the Houston Texans. The second is to get the AFC's top playoff seed. The third is to win the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs' 6-0 record against AFC West opponents this season fueled their rise to the top of the AFC. Mahomes is 27-3 against divisional rivals in his career, 16-0 on the road.
"Something that was instilled with me right when I got here is we were gonna focus on the AFC West opponents,'' he said. "We believe we have one of the best divisions if not the best division in football, so we know if we can handle business in the AFC West, it's going to put us in the position to be where we want to be at the end of the year.''
The Chiefs have advanced to the AFC Championship Game in each of the past four seasons. They are the AFC's No. 1 seed for the third time in five years.
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NFL roundup: Chiefs rout Raiders to clinch AFC’s top seed; Jaguars win AFC South
The Kansas City Chiefs don’t believe in simply wrapping up the AFC’s top seed. They want to have fun doing it.
Late in the first half Saturday against the host Las Vegas Raiders, the Chiefs huddled and spun in a circle, then broke out into a shotgun formation with running back Jerick McKinnon taking a direct snap. He faked a handoff to wide receiver Kadarius Toney and pitched to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who then threw to Toney for a nine-yard touchdown.
But it didn’t count. A holding penalty brought back the play. The Chiefs then scored anyway to take full control of what became a 31-13 victory.
The play is called the Snow Globe or Arctic Circle, depending on who is asked. Even if it didn’t count, it underscored the Chiefs’ creativity and willingness to have fun, even while playing for playoff positioning and a week off.
“We talked about it on the side, ‘Let’s see if we can get some confusion going and throw something back,’ ” Mahomes said. “It worked. We just had the holding penalty. We got some good things going for the playoffs, and whatever we run has to work.”
That, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, was the bottom line.
“You do [want to make it fun], but you want to score too,” Reid said. “It’s not fun when you’re not doing that.”
Almost lost was the NFL record for total yards in a season that Mahomes set. He passed for 202 yards and rushed for 29 against the Raiders, giving him 5,608 total yards this season. That surpassed the record of 5,562 yards set by Drew Brees in 2011 with the New Orleans Saints.
Mahomes finished with 5,250 yards passing and 358 yards rushing this season.
“Pat was on fire,” Reid said. “He’s throwing these [statistics] out there like they’re nothing.”
More than setting the mark, Mahomes helped ensure the top seed for the Chiefs (14-3) and a bye in the first round of the playoffs, which begin next weekend. Kansas City, however, is not assured of home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
Because Monday night’s Buffalo-Cincinnati game was canceled, the Chiefs could wind up playing the Bills or Bengals in the AFC championship game on a neutral field. The Buffalo-Cincinnati game initially was postponed after Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. Hamlin remains in critical condition but is improving.
This was the first NFL game played since Hamlin was hospitalized. Both teams wore black shirts in warmups that read “LOVE FOR DAMAR” with his No. 3 in the middle. Mahomes also wore a hoodie that had a drawing of the player with “HAMLIN STRONG” below it.
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Instead of a moment of silence before the game, the Allegiant Stadium public-address announcer asked fans to cheer on Hamlin’s recovery.
“It was definitely weird,” Mahomes said of returning to the field. “It’s a game that you love, you play your entire life. It’s brought so many great things to you. But, obviously, with the situation that happened Monday night with Damar, you still have that in the back of your mind. You want to be there for him, and there is so much stuff bigger than football.”
The Chiefs matched their franchise record for regular-season victories, set in 2020, and they set a team mark with their 17th consecutive game of at least 300 yards of offense.
The Raiders (6-11) ended their first season under coach Josh McDaniels with three consecutive losses and four defeats in five games. They made the playoffs a year ago but face serious questions at quarterback, offensive line and throughout the defense.
Jarrett Stidham started his second game in a row in place of the sidelined Derek Carr, and this performance didn’t go nearly as well as the first one. Stidham completed 22 of 36 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown with an interception. He was sacked six times.
Last weekend, he threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-34 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Stidham said he hasn’t thought much about trying to retain the starting job next season with the Raiders.
“Do I feel like I’m that caliber player in this league?” he said. “Absolutely. I just tried to be ready for my opportunity these last two weeks and try to take full advantage of it.”
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who was dealing with hip and oblique injuries as well as a reported family emergency, was a game-day decision but played. He rushed for 45 yards and could win the NFL rushing title with 1,653 yards.
But Jacobs fell short of the franchise rushing record of 1,759 yards set by Marcus Allen in 1985. This was potentially Jacobs’ final game as a member of the Raiders because his fifth-year option was not picked up. His performance this season has given Las Vegas officials plenty to consider.
The Jaguars are AFC South champions for the first time in five years, a title secured when linebacker Josh Allen returned a fumble 37 yards for a touchdown with 2:51 remaining for a win over the Titans.
Jacksonville safety Rayshawn Jenkins forced Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs’ fumble, and Allen scooped up the bouncing ball and ran untouched the other way for a lead that held up against the Titans in a win-and-in game in the regular-season finale for both.
Dobbs fumbled again on the ensuing possession, and the Jaguars (9-8) started to celebrate their most significant regular-season victory in franchise history.
“This was one of those games where our defense had to win it for us,” Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. “Us guys on offense, we’re a little frustrated because we left a lot out there. But in these games, just win. Our defense picked us up today.”
Jacksonville earned the No. 4 seed in the conference playoffs and will host either the Chargers or the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round next weekend.
It is the 18th time in the last 20 seasons that at least one NFL team won its division after finishing last or tied for last the previous year.
Jacksonville closed the regular season with its fifth consecutive victory and became the fifth team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a five-game losing streak and a five-game winning streak during the same season.
“We just kept believing,” Lawrence said. “Nobody ever lost faith. Everybody believed in one another.”
Tennessee (7-10) lost its final seven games, a skid that had just about everyone writing off the Titans before Saturday’s finale.
Tennessee rested several starters last week and essentially created a 10-day break to get healthy. The Titans returned to their bruising brand of football and looked as if they would pull an improbable turnaround — until Dobbs’ turnover changed the game.
With quarterback Ryan Tannehill (ankle) out for the season, the Titans leaned on Dobbs — an aerospace engineer who has bounced around the NFL — to be smart with the ball and Derrick Henry to grind out tough yards. And they relied on a defense that has been stout against the run all year.
It worked for 37 minutes — and then it unraveled.
Henry finished with 109 yards in 30 carries. Dobbs completed 20 of 29 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown with an interception and the fumble.
Lawrence completed 20 of 32 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown with a fumble. Lawrence had two would-be touchdowns in the second half fall incomplete. He overthrew Zay Jones in the end zone and underthrew Christian Kirk.